Vehicle-wheel.



A. F. SCHULZ.. VEHICLE WHEEL. .APLIGATION FILED MALI?, 1911.

Patented May 28, 1912.

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AUGU'ST'-FERDINAND SCHULZ, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

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Specification gf Letters Patent.

Patented May 28,1912.

Application filed March 17, 1911. Seri-a1 No. 614,982.

To (LZ-Z whom it may concern: A Be it known that I, AUGUST FnnDiNAND SCHULZ, a citizen of the United States, residing` in Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of lVisconsin, have iiivented new and useful Improvements in j`Yeliiclc-lieels, of which the following is a description,reference being had to the4 accompanying drawings, which are a part` of this specification.

in vehicle wheels and more particularly to wheels for use `with..a1l11Bnoh1les and other vvehicles which require 1iu\a"ns--for absorbing or eliminating .the shocks duc to riding over rough and uneven roads.

It is one of the olnectsof this invention to provide a vehicle wheel which possesses all of the resiliency and other desirable features of a wheel having a pneumatic tire and to eliminate all of the undesirable features. v

' A further object. of the invention is to provide a. vehicle wheel with a non-flexible tire holding rim which is connected to the wheel by a yielding means adapted to support the load. A further object lof the invention is to provide a vehicle wheel with yielding connections `between the tire holding rim and` the wheel 'proper which'niay be independently replaced without removing the rim from the wheel. y

lVith the above, and other objects in view, the invention consists of the vehicle -wheel 4andits parts and combinations as set forth in the claim, and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the saine reference characters indicate the same parts in' the several view: Figure 1 is a side view of a portion of a wheel embodying the improved construction, with 'parts broken away and other parts shown in section; and, Fig.4 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof.

Referringto the drawing the` numeral 5 indicates a portion of a wheel and 6 a pair of inner angle iron flanges extending ciroumferentially around the periphery of the wheel. The flanges are flush with the sides of the wheel rim andare fastened thereto by screws 7. S-shaped flat springs 8 having with nuts let.I These outer angle iron flanges e vare riveted to a metal band 15 to hold them in spaced Vrelation and this band in connect-ion with circumferential angle irons 16 riveted thereto forms a non-flexible grooved tire rim 17 which holds the rubber tire 18.

The outer eyes of the springs are staggered or offset radially 'with reference to-the eyes of the inner ends ofthe springs to prevent undue creeping of the tire rim on the wheel.

From the foregoing description it will be seenbthat the outer rim forms a rigid struc-y ture and when put under strain, all of the springs will be put under strain and bear their proportionate load and cushion or absorb the blow. l-If any of the springs slioulC become broken, they can be easily replace@i vwithout; separating other parts of the wheel.

What I claim a's iny invention is: A vehicle wheel, comprising an inner rim rigidly connected to the spokes of a wheel and provided with periphcrz'il. l flanges formed of angle irons extending circumferentially around the rim, an outer nontlexihle riin extending around the inner rim 4 and formed'ot pairs of angle irons fastened to an interl'iosed band, the flanges of said angle irons positioned toextend outwardly and inwardly, a tread band placed between the outer flanges, S-shaped springs having eyes formed. on their ends which are positioiied between the inner flanges of the outer rim and the peripheral flanges of the inner rim, and bolts extending through the said flanges and the eyes of the springs.

In testimony whereof, I ailix my signature, in presence of two witnesses. AUGUST FERDINAND SCHULZ.

lVitnesses:

C. H. Kniiiviii, LAURA A, KnLLnY. 

